"Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble." — John Lewis

The White House Correspondents' Association strongly objects to the decision to restrict a journalist’s coverage simply because the president didn’t care for their questioning. That is retaliation. The American public's right to an independent press depends on reporters being able to do their jobs without fear that challenging the president will cut off their access. - Jacqui Heinrich, WHCA President

El Niños lead to reduced precipitation in the Amazon, which leads to wildfires. As the current record-breaking El Niño progresses over the next several months, we're likely to see things in the Amazon get significantly worse before they get better.

🚨New paper (possibly the most important one I have written yet). We think that as early as 2027 or 2028, there might be a major AI-enabled terrorism event. We conducted a pre-mortem, made 9 falsifiable predictions, and wrote 2 concrete scenarios. Led by @KamacheeMax.

We continue to see some remarkable early voting data out of North Carolina. Voters who sat out 2024 are still D+46 (!!) in cumulative two-party registration and it's barely moving to the right. Republicans are disproportionately drawing their votes from high-propensity voters, but are still lagging badly in turning out those voters overall. Things can certainly change, and some reversion toward historical patterns is often what we see when the initial data are this extreme. But this is starting to resemble what we saw in Florida in 2022, only with the parties reversed. I'm not surprised that NRCC Chair Richard Hudson has directed funding toward his own Trump+16 district. Cooper carrying the seat certainly not out of the question at this point.

Good piece on Brazil’s election:

Reporter: How was waiving those sanctions on Russia to secure the release of Hubbard not giving something to Russia? Trump: Are you a stupid person? Who do you work for? Reporter: ABC News. Trump: You're a stupid person. Your network is the worst. Reporter: To the point of the question, Mr. President…

NEW: Do you remember Chris Duncan? He spent 30+ years on death row in Louisiana, convicted with junk science from doctors later exposed for creating bite mark on victim. A judge found him innocent last year. Now judge is running to take over DA office that prosecuted Duncan.

The Russian government has launched a covert online influence campaign to sway public opinion and undermine both Democrats and Republicans sympathetic to Ukraine ahead of the midterms, two key Democratic lawmakers warned Wednesday. politico.com/news/2026/10/21…

“Calling Putin a humanitarian is like calling Hannibal Lecter a humanitarian, although there is more of a case to be made for Hannibal because he does, at least, subsist on people.” @petridishes on Steve Witkoff’s recent remarks to the Russian president: theatlantic.com/newsletters/…

The EU will not ease sanctions on Russian fossil fuels even after the U.S. struck a diesel deal with Moscow, Ursula von der Leyen has said. vist.ly/5paxz

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Claims of voter fraud have a long history. While only citizens can and should vote, it’s an old trick to file charges on the eve of an election — just in time to influence voters and too late for the outcome of the cases to be known before Election Day. joycevance.substack.com/p/th…

Really striking stuff from new NYT poll: Dems lead GOP on every major issue, including immigration, and are seen as the party of the working class by a 13-point margin:

Thank you, @kajakallas, for speaking plainly. All European leaders should follow your lead.

According to Zelenskyy, Starlink connection will be restored in the next 48 hours. That's nice, but why not restore it right now? People are dying.

Neil Bush, brother of one President Bush & son of another President Bush, just posted that he voted for @JamesTalarico. Neil still lives in the same neighborhood as father did for decades here in Houston.

These are defensive weapons that Europeans have paid for

I’ve made my article FREE TO READ until the end of the month because there seems to be a lot of confusion between Starlink and Starshield. Getting the connection back doesn’t mean getting the full capability back. Ukrainian drone operators are telling me restrictions are still affecting their missions. I want everyone to understand what’s happening, what this means on the ground, and just how shitty this is. Please read and share.

The Community Note isn’t deterring some

⚡️Zelensky's trust rating surges amid Trump's pressure campaign, poll finds. U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized Zelensky, saying Ukraine should consider finding someone else to negotiate on its behalf. kyivindependent.com/zelensky…